Bible: Ex 30:11-16

The Ransom Money

The LordspoketoMoses:230:12“Whenyou takea census3of theIsraelitesaccording to their number,4theneach manis to pay a ransom5for his lifeto the Lordwhenyou number them,6so that there will be noplagueamong them when you numberthem.30:13Everyonewho crossesoverto those who are numbered7is to paythis: a halfshekel8according to the shekelof the sanctuary9(a shekelweighs twentygerahs). The halfshekelis to be an offering10to the Lord.30:14Everyonewho crossesoverto those numbered, from twentyyearsold and up, is to payan offeringto the Lord.30:15The richare notto increaseit,11 and the poorare notto pay lessthan the halfshekelwhen giving12the offeringof the Lord, to make atonement13foryour lives.30:16You are to receivetheatonementmoney14from theIsraelitesand giveit for the service15of the tentof meeting. It will bea memorial16for the Israelitesbeforethe Lord, to make atonement17for your lives.”